“Let me show you a trick!”: A toddler’s use of humor to explore, interpret, and negotiate her familial environment during a day in the life

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-18

  Cameron, E Leslie ^a   Cameron, Catherine Ann ^b  

^a CARTHAGE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 55149089304     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540809594642     Document Type: Article

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